Save Draft Node

The Save Draft node saves the current flow state as a technical draft - an internal system checkpoint that captures the customer's progress and responses at a specific point in the process. This is not a customer-facing feature rather, it's used by the system to preserve state for internal processing or multi-step workflows.

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Node is used exclusively for TellUs. This saves a technical draft, not a customer-controlled pause/resume draft.

Use Case

Use the Save Draft node when:

• You need to create an internal system checkpoint (technical draft) at a specific point in a flow for process recovery or auditing purposes.
• You want to preserve the current state of collected data for multi-step workflows where the process may be resumed or submitted in stages.
• You need to maintain a record of the flow state at a specific business process milestone (for example, after collecting incident information but before collecting salary information in a two-step claims process).

UI Examples

TellUs

Only output, no UI

WebChat

Not applicable

Behavior

• Blocking: the node does not block the flow. It automatically saves the technical draft in the background
• Produces output: stores draft metadata (technical checkpoint) for internal system use or multi-step process recovery
• Supports validation: no user validation required. The technical draft is automatically captured based on the current flow state
• Moves to the next node immediately after the draft is saved, allowing the flow to proceed to the next step

Node Metadata

Property	Description
Node class	SaveDraftNode
MessageType	47
CanBeEdited	False
CanBeProcessedOnce	False
RequireUserResponse	No

Input Properties

Property	Description
reporterId	Reporter/user ID.
defaultValidationMessage	The default error message shown when the input is invalid or missing. This is used if no custom validation message is provided. Default Values: En:Please type in value No:Skriv noe Dk:Indtast værdi Fi:Kirjoita kenttään Se:Ange värde
sectionId	Groups this node visually under a specific section in TellUs. When multiple nodes share the same sectionId, they are displayed together under a shared header.
defaultValue	The initial value that is prefilled into the input field when the node is rendered. Useful for suggesting defaults or pre-populating known data.
isRequired	Determines whether the user must provide a value before continuing. If set to true, the form will not proceed without input. Default Values: En:true Allowed Values: true false
isRequiredValidationMessage	The error message shown when a required field is left empty. This overrides the default validation message when isRequired is true. Default Values: En:Value is required No:Verdi er påkrevd Dk:Værdi er påkrævet Fi:Arvo vaaditaan Se:Värde krävs

Output Properties

Property	Description
draftId	Saved draft ID Possible Outputs: Stores the ID of the saved draft

Editor Example

Try it in the Atlas Editor

This link opens a prebuilt flow using this node in context. You can inspect how it's configured, how it's connected, and how it behaves in a real editor environment.